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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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